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I'm in Oakland Unified School District - California. This year we have had 5th grade girls in particular, who where down right mean to other students, one could even call it bullying. At first I thought, it's so near the end of the year, these girls, and the problem would be gone because nearly all of them do not have younger siblings in the school.

However, I see a group of 3rd grade girls acting similarly - they want to exclude some girls, so if they see someone talking to the girl they want to exclude, they will walk up and take away the girl speaking and go off to talk in a group, turn back, point, laugh, toss their heads back and walk away.

I am ashamed to say that when a former student, whose mom was a psycho-therapist, made an L for loser sign with her fingers I comforted the child who was targeted and did not confront the girl and her mother.

My question is - does anyone have a list of speakers who will come to a school and talk about the issue? Is there a way to get this in the open so that it is looked for in daily interactions?

I have watched this mean girl dynamic two times in two days. Enough is enough.

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DrMalinda
DrMalinda July 11, 2009
Re: Mean Girls in Elementary School - Anyone have a speaker to recommend?
I am also available as a public speaker...I have been a teacher for 15 years.
DrMalinda
DrMalinda July 11, 2009
Re: Mean Girls in Elementary School - Anyone have a speaker to recommend?
A lot of girls have low self esteem which is an area that public schools must address and character education along with counseling instruction should be a part of the classroom curriculum.
aguiar
aguiar July 1, 2009
Re: Mean Girls in Elementary School - Anyone have a speaker to recommend?
I'm very scared about the means kids, my daugter is very kind, and is going to be her 1 day on public school , I what to help the school for stop the type of children
CorinneGregory
CorinneGregory June 14, 2009
Re: Mean Girls in Elementary School - Anyone have a speaker to recommend?
Debora,

I'll be happy to come speak to your group.

As you know, we're VERY effective in building school cultures where this kind of behavior just doesn't occur -- because the KIDS won't stand for it.

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